Man U.S. Calls A Top Al-Qaida Figure Is Arrested At Cairo Airport

The AP reports that "security and airport officials" said Mohammed Ibrahim Makkawi was arrested when he arrived in the country on Wednesday from Pakistan.

Makkawi, who the FBI says is also known as Saif Al-Aldel, is wanted in connection to the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. Makkawi, the FBI says, is also suspected of being a high-ranking member of al-Qaida.

The AP adds a bit of caution to the story, saying that Makkawi told reporters at the airport that he was not Saif al-Adel and that he had not been affiliated with al-Qaida since 1989.